Forks Township residents will help begin construction next week of the $76,000 skate park.

Parks and Recreation Director Rachel Sulzbach said the community build is expected to last four to five days. Several skaters and members of the community were invited to pitch in, she said.

If all goes well, the skate park could be completed by the end of this month between Municipal Drive and an emergency access road to the township’s fire and police station, Sulzbach said.

The park is included in the township's five-year parks and recreation plan, a list of approved projects to be completed from 2012 to 2017. The township has accrued about $1.2 million in parks and recreation funds through developer-paid fees.

Supervisors in September decided not to join in on a $300,000 proposed regional skate park concept at Lower Hackett Park in Easton and instead explored building a township park.